Latch-lock.



J. PI NDROH.

LATCH LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 050.29. 1916.

1,822,462., Patented Apr. 10, 1917,

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JOHN PINDBOH, OF MULBERRY, KANSAS.

LATCH-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 111, 191?.

Application filed. December 29, 1916. Serial No. 139,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PINDROH, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hiingary, residing at Mulberry, in the county of Crawford andState of Kansas, ha ve invented certain new and useful Improvements inLatch- Locks, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a fastening device for doors, gates, and thelike, and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient meansfor application to a dooror gate, particularly double doprs, for holdingthem closed but which may be readily loosened to permit opening of thegate and which may serve in connection with a padlock to secure the gateagainstopening.

With the above as the principal objects in View the invention consistsin the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is anelevation of the improved latch lock applied to a double door or gate,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the parts disassembled in theirrelatively operative positions.

In the drawings, 10 and 11 indicate portions of two doors or gates, tothe former of which is secured by screws or bolts near the meeting edgeof the gate and in a horizontal position a bar 12, preferably thickenedat the end near the edge 13 of the door or gate to provide sufficientstrength for the bar and a firm base for an upright rectangular stem 14integral with the bar 12 that extends a short distance in a verticaldirection, and has continued from its upper end a shorter standard 15also rectangular or square in cross section which terminates in acylindrical stem 16 provided with a screw thread as shown.

On the gate 11 is a bar 17 similar to the bar 12 and provided with anupright post 18 the same size and shape in cross section as the post 11but shorter than the latter post and has formed therethrough below thetop from front to rear an opening 19.

The posts 14: and 18 when the bars 12 and 17 are in position extend in avertical direction and in near relation being separated from each othera short distance only and lying in the same vertical plane parallel to afiat elongated plate. through which areformed two rectangular openings21 and 22 spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between theposts 11 and 18 and of a size and shape to fit snugly over said posts,and downwardly upon the bars 12 and 17 being supported by said bars asshown. From the front edge of the link 20 at its center there projectsoutwardly a finger piece 23 by which the link 20 may be lifted todisengage the opening 22 from the post 18, said link being raisedsufficiently high to clear the post 14 is swung about the standard 15away from the post 18 so that either door may be readily opened. Toprevent disengagement of the link 20 from the standard 15 a threaded cap24 is secured upon the stem 16, the diameter of said cap being greaterthan the opening 21 and thus the link is prevented from being lifted offthe standard.

The operation of the device is evident from the description, it onlybeing necessary to say that when it is desired to secure the link 20 inplace on the post 18 and thus prevent the doors being opened, a pad lockis applied to the opening 19 in the post above said link.

This device is simple, can be cheaply made, easily applied and willreadily secure doors and gates against opening or swinging apart andisof such nature that the parts may be securely held together by apad-lock.

While I have shown the use of the device in connection with double doorsand gates, it will be understood that the same may be used with a singlegate and one of the bars 12 or 17 attached to a gate post, door jamb orthe like instead of a cooperating gate.

What I claim is:

1. A door or gate fastening comprising a pair of tapering co-acting barsarranged in a horizontal line with their thicker ends adjacent, one ofsaid bars being attached to the gate to be secured, an upright post onthe thicker end of each of said bars, said posts being arranged inparallel, a link adapted to fit over said posts and hold the sametogether, a finger piece on said link for lifting the same, a standardon one of said posts, about which said link may be turned whendisengaged from the opposite post. and means for preventing thedisengagement of the link from the standard.

2. A door or gate fastening comprising a bar adapted to be secured to agate, a similar co-acting bar for attachment to a companion door or gateor to a fixed member, a post of rectangular cross section extendingupwardly from adjacent ends of said bars and arranged in parallel, astandard continuous from the upper end of one of said posts having athreaded stem on its end, an opening being formed in the other bar, alink having spaced openings therein of the same shape as the crosssection of the posts adapted to fit snugly over said posts when the gateor gates are closed, and a cap nut adapted to be secured on saidthreaded stem to hold said link against removal from said standard whendisengaged from the opposite post.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PINDROH. Witnesses:

PETER PIERARD, R0131. FRAZER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

